A. A. S. Degree

Shooting and Hunting Sports Management is a concentration under the title of Business Administration. This curriculum is designed to prepare students for a career in shooting and hunting sports retail businesses.

Course work includes business concepts such as basic gunsmithing, buying and merchandising, advertising and sales promotion, introduction to shooting sports, gun shop management and sports hunting.

Graduates should be prepared for employment opportunities in large and small retail sporting centers, private shooting sports businesses, and shooting sports equipment manufacturing.

Program Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the Business Administration: Shooting and Hunting Sports Management program, the graduate should be able to:

• Perform fundamental business functions and processes, demonstrating a clear understanding of the role of American business organizations in today's global economy
• Successfully manage small or large sports-related retail organizations, including merchandising, advertising, and promotional methodologies
• Discuss gunsmithing needs with customers and receive firearms for gunsmithing work
• Identify, explain and demonstrate the rules, regulations, and equipment used in various shooting sports
• Safely and legally work a firearms counter
• Identify, explain and demonstrate the firearms and related equipment needed to hunt both locally and nationally
• Apply effective interpersonal skills to the business environment

Total Semester Hours Required for Business Administration: Shooting & Hunting Sports Management A.A.S. Degree: 71